MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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