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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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