MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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