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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
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