MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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