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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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