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 is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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