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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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