MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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