MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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