MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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