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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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