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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
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 many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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