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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niue to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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