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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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