MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mali to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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