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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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