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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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