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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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