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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
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 open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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