MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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