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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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