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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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