MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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