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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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