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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding 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
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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