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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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