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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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