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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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