MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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