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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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