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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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