MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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