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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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