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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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