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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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