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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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