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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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