MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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