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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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