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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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