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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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