MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Togo to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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