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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brunei to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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