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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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