MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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