MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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