MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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