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.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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