MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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