MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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