MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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