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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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