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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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