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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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