MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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