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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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