MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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