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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
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