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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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