MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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