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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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