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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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