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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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