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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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