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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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