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.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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