MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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