MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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