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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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