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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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