MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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