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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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