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.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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