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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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