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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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