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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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