MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of 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.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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