MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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