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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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