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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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