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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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