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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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