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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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