MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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