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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
