MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
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
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|