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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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