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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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