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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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