MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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