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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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