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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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