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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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