MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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