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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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