MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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