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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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