MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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