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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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