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.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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