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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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