MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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