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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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