MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Togo to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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