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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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