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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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