MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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