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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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