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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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