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 Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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