MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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