MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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