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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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