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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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