MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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