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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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