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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
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 perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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