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
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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