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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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