MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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