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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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