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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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