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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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