MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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