MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
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 several
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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