MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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