MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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