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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student 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 technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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