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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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