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.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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