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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
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.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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