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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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