MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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