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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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