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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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