MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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