MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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