MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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