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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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