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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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