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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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