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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key 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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