MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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