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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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