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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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