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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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