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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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