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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores 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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