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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate 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
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major 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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