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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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