MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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