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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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