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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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