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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
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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