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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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