MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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