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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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