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
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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