MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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