MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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