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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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