MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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