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.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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