MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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