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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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