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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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