MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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