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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
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
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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