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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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