MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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