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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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