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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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