MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally 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 several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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