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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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