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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental 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 institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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