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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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