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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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