MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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