MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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