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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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