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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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