MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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