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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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