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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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