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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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