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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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