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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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