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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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