MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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