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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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