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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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