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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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