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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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