MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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