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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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