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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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