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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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