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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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