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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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