MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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