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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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