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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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