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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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