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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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