MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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