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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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