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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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