MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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