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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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