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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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