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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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