MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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