MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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