MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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