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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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