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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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