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.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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