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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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