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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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