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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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