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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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