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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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