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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
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 analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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