MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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