MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Armenia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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