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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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