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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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