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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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