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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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