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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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