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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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