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
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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