MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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