MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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