MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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