MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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