MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
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.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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