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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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