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 is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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