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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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