MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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