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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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