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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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