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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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