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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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