MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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