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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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