MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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