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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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