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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iran to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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