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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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