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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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