MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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