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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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