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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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