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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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