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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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