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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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