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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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