MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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