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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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