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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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