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
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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