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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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