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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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