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.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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