MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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