MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates 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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