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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important 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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