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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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