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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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