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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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