MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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