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.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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