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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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