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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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