MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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