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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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