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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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