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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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