MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major 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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