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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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