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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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