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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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