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
that
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes 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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