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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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