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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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