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.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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