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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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