MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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