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.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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