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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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