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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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