MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|