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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally 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 many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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