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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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