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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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