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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Albania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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