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
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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