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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
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 numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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