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
edited collection
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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