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.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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