MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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