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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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