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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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