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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
digital education technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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