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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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