MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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