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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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