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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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