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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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