MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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