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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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