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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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