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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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