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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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