MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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