MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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