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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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