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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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