MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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