MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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