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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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