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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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