MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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