MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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