MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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