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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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