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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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