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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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