MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology enable
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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