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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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