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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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