MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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