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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
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