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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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