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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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