MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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