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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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