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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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