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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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