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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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