MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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