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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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