MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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