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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the exciting 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 amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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