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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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