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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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