MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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