MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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