MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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