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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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