MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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