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.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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