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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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