MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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