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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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