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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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