MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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