MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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