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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Albania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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