MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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