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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
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
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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