MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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