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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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