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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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