MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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