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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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