MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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