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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
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 massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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