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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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