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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants 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.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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