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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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