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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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