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.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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