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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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