MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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