MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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