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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Denmark to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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