MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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