MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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