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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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