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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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