MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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