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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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