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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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