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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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