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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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