MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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