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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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