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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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