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
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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