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.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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