MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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