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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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