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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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