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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
major 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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