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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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