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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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