MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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