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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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