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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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