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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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