MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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