MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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