MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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