MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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