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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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