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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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