MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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