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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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