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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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