MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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