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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Monaco to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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