MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online education have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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