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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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