MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important 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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