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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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