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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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