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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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