MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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