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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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