MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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