MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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