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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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