MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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