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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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