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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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