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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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