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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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