MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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