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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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