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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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