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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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