MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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