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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating 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.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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