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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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