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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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