MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online education enable
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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