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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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