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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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