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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
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 teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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