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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating 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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