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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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