MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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