MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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