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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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