MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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