MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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