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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
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