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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Albania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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