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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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