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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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