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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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