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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|