MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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