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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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