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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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