MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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