MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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