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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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