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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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