MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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