MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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