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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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