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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around 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 MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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