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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major 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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