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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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