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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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