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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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