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
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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