MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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