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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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