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.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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