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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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