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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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