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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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