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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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