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.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
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 education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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