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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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