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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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