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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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