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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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