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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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