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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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