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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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