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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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