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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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