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 interesting 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
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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