MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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