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
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning have empowered
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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