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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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