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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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