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 Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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