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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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