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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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