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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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