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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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