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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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