MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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