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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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