MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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