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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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