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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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