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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
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.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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