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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning enable
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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