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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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