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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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