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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|