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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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