MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
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 massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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